Life on the trail was challenging. Will settling down prove just as difficult?

It’s the summer of 1857, and Elizabeth Martin is pursuing the dream she shared with her late husband – to take their two children west and start a new life. Along with her parents, her newly married brother, and even her devoted farmhand, she has joined a substantial wagon train and successfully completed the first half of the long trip from Kentucky to the southern Oregon coast. And along the way, Elizabeth has caught the eye of fellow traveler Will Bramford, a wealthy and charming widower from Boston, and also of Eli Kincade, the handsome but mysterious scout for the wagon train.

Now the time has come for the train to divide as some travelers head south to California. Several emigrants, including Will and his children, have decided to settle near Elizabeth and her family, but Eli is chosen to lead the southbound group. Elizabeth must decide whether to do the prudent thing – to accept Will’s proposal and the security he can provide – or to follow her heart and fall in love with a man who seems wed to life on the trail.

Romance, adventure, and faith are on display in this second book in the Homeward on the Oregon Trail series.

Bestselling author Melody Carlson (more than 5 million books sold) continues her Homeward on the Oregon Trail series with this second romantic adventure.

Elizabeth Martin and her two children have made it through the easy part of their journey, but now their wagon train faces high mountain passes, dangerous river crossings, and decreasing supplies. Desperate circumstances bring out the best and worst of the travelers, including Will Bramford, the wealthy widower who is pursuing Elizabeth, and Eli Kincade, the independent and solitary guide who has stolen Elizabeth’s heart.

As the group reaches the Oregon Country, the emigrants part ways to find their new homes. Elizabeth and Will and their families have made arrangements to board a ship that will take them south along the coast. Will Eli change his plans and accompany Elizabeth to her new and permanent home? Or will his mysterious past continue to keep them from love?